NFT marketplace Opensea valued at $13.3bn after bumper funding round January 5, 2022 The world's largest NFT marketplace, Opensea, has reached a $13.3bn (£9.8bn) valuation after a nine-figure series c funding round.
Volatility returns to crypto markets and Bitcoin is back over $24k following mixed inflation info February 23, 2023 Bitcoin retraced after the Fed’s mixed messaging of slowing markets with persistent high inflation before rallying again to $24,454.
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on a wave of bank results, Elon Musk, and a holiday read February 22, 2023 The Notebook is where interesting people say interesting things. Today it’s Victoria Scholar, head of investment at interactive investor, on bank results, Elon Musk and an unputdownable holiday read Bank on it? With UK banks currently reporting earnings, key themes so far have been rising interest rates, growing credit loss provisions, share buybacks, volatile financial [...]
Adidas partners with Coinbase amid metaverse push November 25, 2021 Global fashion brand Adidas has announced a partnership with Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase amid a push into the Metaverse.
Ad world enters the metaverse: Havas snaps up plot of virtual land to build brand legitimacy February 16, 2022 The world of advertising and public relations finally meets the world of the metaverse, with the French ad firm Havas snapping up its own plot of virtual land in The Sandbox video game with plans to make its first virtual Village (the 69th Havas Village).
Elon Musk lashes out at Twitter over NFT profile pictures January 21, 2022 Twitter has dropped a new feature which allows users to showcase hexagon-shaped NFTs on their profiles.
The Chairs at the Almeida review: Experimental comedy is a treat February 19, 2022 Comedy, as you might have heard, is in crisis. The backlash against Jimmy Carr for his bit about the ‘positives’ of Nazi genocide have thrown petrol on a debate that’s already been raging across the Atlantic, where comedians have increasingly found themselves defending their trade. This feels like an appropriate backdrop for The Chairs, the [...]
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for cautious trading ahead of US inflation and election June 26, 2024 Asian markets traded mixed despite Wall Street closing higher, with Nvidia climbing over 6 per cent. Focus on US new home sales.
Priti Patel pushes Big Tech to have a proactive role in axing ‘legal but harmful’ online content February 16, 2022 Tech firms may be required to proactively monitor “legal but harmful” user content in a Home Office push on the new Online Safety Bill. As reported by the Financial Times, Home Secretary Priti Patel has been looking to widen the scope of the bill, with a particular focus on fraud, terrorism and other illegal activities [...]
Investors pile into real assets amid equity market turbulence June 26, 2022 Investors are piling into so-called real assets this year as equity markets plunge amid soaring inflation and rising interest rates, new data has revealed.